You will be divided into teams. Each team will be assigned roles within society and given one research area to examine. The roles within society that you will be assigned to are: Geographers, Town Planners, Entrepreneurs (Business People), Artists, and Writers. The research areas are: The Voyage, Settlement, Resources & Trade, First Nations People, and Survival. Once you have been assigned an area, it is up to you and your team members to complete all assigned tasks in that area. The first task your group will have to perform will be to research your topic and create a report. The second task will ask you to create a project using the information you have gained from the first task. The second task will be one that is suited to your group's role within society.
You must pay special attention to your tasks because once completed you and your team will have to teach your classmates about what you have discovered. Determine within your groups how the work will be divided and get started. There are many websites listed in each area that will help you with your tasks. Remember, you can also use items in the St. Croix Island Discovery Box, encyclopedias, dictionaries, as well as books and other resources from the library. If you are having any trouble, do not hesitate to ask for help! Just click on your group research area (above) to get started. Ready, set, discover!
THE PROCESS:
You will be divided into teams. Each team will be assigned roles within society and given one research area to examine. The roles within society that you will be assigned to are: Geographers, Town Planners, Entrepreneurs (Business People), Artists, and Writers. The research areas are: The Voyage, Settlement, Resources & Trade, First Nations People, and Survival. Once you have been assigned an area, it is up to you and your team members to complete all assigned tasks in that area. The first task your group will have to perform will be to research your topic and create a report. The second task will ask you to create a project using the information you have gained from the first task. The second task will be one that is suited to your group's role within society.
You must pay special attention to your tasks because once completed you and your team will have to teach your classmates about what you have discovered. Determine within your groups how the work will be divided and get started.
There are many websites listed in each area that will help you with your tasks. Remember, you can also use items in the St. Croix Island Discovery Box, encyclopedias, dictionaries, as well as books and other resources from the library. If you are having any trouble, do not hesitate to ask for help!
Just click on your group research area (above) to get started.
Ready, set, discover!